Preparation tips for Upcoming Google SETI onsite

Jul 28, 2018 4 Comments

@Google

SETI = Software Engineer For Tools and Infrastructure.

I have an upcoming seti interview with 4 years exp. The recruiter said that SETI onsite will have 2 algo rounds and 3 seti rounds that mainly go over testing and automation in addition to algos.

I am broadening my algo and sys design prep to encompass stuff related to testing. I am using the testing section of ctci as a template for the prep. In addition I am also going through test frameworks online, particularly how they are implemented in production for systems at scale.

Can someone with firsthand experience of the SETI role and interview please throw a few additional pointers? Would the algorithms and sys design bar be the same for a seti as an swe? Does the interview require factual knowledge of testing/automation or just the overall thought process ?

Thanks :)

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  • Microsoft / Eng
    Hastati

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     Hastati
    People say that switching from SETI back to SWE is tough, have you considered that ?
    BTW, you posted a thread about a bad Hiring Manager interview earlier, right ? How did that go ?
    Jul 28, 2018 1
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    Basó

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    Basó
    Long term, SWE @ MSFT >> SETI @ G. The latter is a renamed SDET role. Remember what happened to SDETs at Microsoft...?
    Jul 30, 2018 0
  • Ha, I just went through interview loop for SETI. I think I blew it! But, attend the workshop on the interview, question is not that difficult, but first round committee hiring phase. Delay as long as you can.
    Even if you get first pass, it doesn’t means that you will get an offer! Good luck have fun!
    Jul 28, 2018 0